Where does “nourish” come from?

Nourish comes from Middle English norischen, meaning to feed or sustain.

nourish (English): A nurse; To feed and cause to grow; to supply...

Definitions

  1. A nurse; To feed and cause to grow; to supply...

Ancestry of “nourish”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishnorischenTo nourish; to provide with food or nourishment;...
2Old Frenchnorrirto feed; to nourish
3Latinnūtriōto suckle, breastfeed, nurse
4Proto-Italicsnoutrjō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansnew-tr-ih₂female nurser
6Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₂-to swim; to float

Words derived from “nourish”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European snew-tr-ih₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic snoutrjō →
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